OXFORD — Retail giant Walmart has asked the Board of Assessors to reduce its real estate valuation by more than $3.5 million. The board said “no.” At the April 19 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, the board, which also acts as the Board of Assessors, voted 3-0, to turn down the request of the applicant, Walmart […]
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Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Lesley Ray Walker
LEWISTON — Lesley Ray Walker, 57, of New Sharon, went to the Lord and his heavenly family, on Wednesday, April 18, at CMMC in Lewiston, surrounded by his loving family, after a long illness. He was born in Paris, Texas, the son of Dollyjahne Ruth Smith and Harold Markham, and later adopted by Robert Lee Walker. […]
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Augusta police arrest man riding stolen cartful of groceries, booze from Walmart
AUGUSTA — A report of a man riding a shopping cart full of groceries down Civic Center Drive brought a quick response from Augusta police Monday night. Officer Sara Moynihan, who recognized Wyatt Wilson from previous encounters, said the cart was “filled with groceries but none of it was in bags,” and that Wyatt told […]
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Walmart to raise starting hourly wage to $11, issue $1,000 bonuses
Walmart is raising its starting hourly wage from $9 to $11 and expanding its parental leave benefits, the company announced Thursday. The country’s largest employer, which has more than 1 million hourly workers, said the changes were motivated in part by anticipated savings from the newly passed tax plan, which offers sweeping tax cuts for […]
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Juvenile Walmart employee charged with theft
FARMINGTON — Police have charged a juvenile employee at Wal-Mart with the theft of more than $1,000. Security personnel at the store noticed some shortages from this employee’s cash register, Bonnie Pomeroy, office manager at Farmington Police Department, read from the police report. They confronted the employee and she admitted to taking money over the […]
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Honoring veterans in Farmington
The American Legion Roderick-Crosby Post 28 color guard marches to the front of the World War I Memorial Arch in Farmington on Saturday for a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony. From left are Horace LaBree, Stephan Bunker, Matthew Smith and Bob Hallman. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Maine State Senate President Michael Thibodeau addresses the gathering at the […]
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Suspect arrested after shot fired at Augusta Walmart
AUGUSTA — Police say no one was injured Monday when a shot was fired inside the Walmart in Augusta. In speaking with reporters shortly after 9 p.m., Sgt. Christian Behr said the shot was fired from a handgun around 8 p.m. and the store is now closed. Behr said an update might come later Monday […]
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RCAM food programs receive funding
LEEDS — Through a grant provided to Rural Community Action’s Hunger Prevention Services, Walmart made available funding for hunger projects in 14 rural towns recently. Funds were provided to the Tri-Town Food Pantry, to food pantries in Canton, Sumner, Buckfield and Hartford, as well as Sabattus, Winthrop/Wayne, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene and Turner. School projects in […]
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Auburn Walmart gassing back up
AUBURN — Let there be gas. Walmart will celebrate reopening the gas station outside its Mount Auburn Avenue store with a ribbon cutting on Friday. Unofficially, the pumps will likely start back up Wednesday or Thursday, according to store personnel. When the gas station closed last fall, a store associate said in November it had […]
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Avant-Garde paint bar to close; Wal-Mart gas will be back
This week in the Buzz: Sad news for Avant-Garde paint bar, good news for Saddleback ski resort, uncertain news for employers (and employees) and have no fear — Wal-Mart’s gas station is coming back. Back in August, attorney Michael Malloy of The Malloy Firm in Auburn gave chamber members a primer on why they ought […]